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The Liberty Alliance Grows Again

Posted by Hemos on from the now-if-they-would-just-do-something dept.

sempf writes "The Liberty Alliance, a Sun-backed open-specification alternative to the Microsoft platform's Passport system, has added two very powerful members, Oracle and Intel. Now over 150 members, one wonders at the future of a world where we have two single sign-on systems. With the three big IM platforms joining forces, is the identity standard of the world going to be Microsoft, or Sun? Is this going to be the next Browser War?"

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  1. I think claiming by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    that something is the 'new browser war' is the new black.

  2. Re:What Standard? by Tim+C · · Score: 3, Funny

    mail foraged

    Yeah, I hate it when people forage through my email - it's bad enough that my girlfriend goes through my phone sometimes, but my email? No way!

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    It's official. Most of you are morons.
  3. This would be like fighting over... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...who gets to give you herpes.